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a baby panda was born in the united states. now, a 14-year-old giant panda, you can see her right there being very protective of her young. gave birth at the smithsonian national zoo today. this is just her second cub. the next few years are going to be crucial for the baby, which is, i mean, doesn't get any cuter than this. the size of a stick of butter. in keeping with chinese tra dig, the new cub will not be named for 100 days despite the fact the cub was made in the u.s.a., it must be returned to china in four years. tonight's number, 1 billion. the dollar amount china has illegally subsidized its auto industry. between the years 2009 and 2011, china provided export subsidies to chinese carmakers that are a violation. this comes on the heels of another filing that chinaal imposed -- $3 billion. really starts to add up. china says unlike its pandas, the issue isn't so black and white and today, the chinese filed their own action against the u.s. saying a new u.s. trade bill would be deeply unfair. and by the way, what's up t
a baby panda was born in the united states. now, a 14-year-old giant panda, you can see her right there being very protective of her young. gave birth at the smithsonian national zoo today. this is just her second cub. the next few years are going to be crucial for the baby, which is, i mean, doesn't get any cuter than this. the size of a stick of butter. in keeping with chinese tra dig, the new cub will not be named for 100 days despite the fact the cub was made in the u.s.a., it must be...
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and rehabilitation programs the world over, including in the united states, often fail. the hope is that you the get one or two of these guys out of a whole host of them actually not to return to the battlefield. that's something of a win. but the united states has recognized this policy of repatriating them, that they may return to the battlefield. >> fran, you were just there. you were a close friend of ambassador stevens. did he ever say anything to you like we're hearing in these reports, that he believed he was on an al qaeda hit list. he was very concerned about the deteriorating security situation in benghazi? >> you know, it was august 29th, that morning ambassador stevens and i had breakfast together. we had a whole conversation because i expressed concern about the growing rise in michigans in tripoli. -- militias in tripoli. the growing number east of benghazi, growing in numbers and their arms capability there. he was clearly concerned about that. but he suggested to me at some point to go to benghazi, to see for myself. so i think he understood very well the
and rehabilitation programs the world over, including in the united states, often fail. the hope is that you the get one or two of these guys out of a whole host of them actually not to return to the battlefield. that's something of a win. but the united states has recognized this policy of repatriating them, that they may return to the battlefield. >> fran, you were just there. you were a close friend of ambassador stevens. did he ever say anything to you like we're hearing in these...
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you know, when saddam went into kuwait and the united states was able to round up all those friends, a lot of that had to do with the personal relationships that george bush senior had established over time, and people give you the benefit of the doubt when there's skepticism. look at the distrust that exists between netanyahu and president obama on that very issue alone. we could have a conflict with iran that sort of comes through just the two people not having a very good personal relationship and maybe misreading each other. i think these things are very, very important in international diplomacy, especially in the middle east. >> critics of governor romney say look, he's done his share of light interviews but it's a different, i mean, the standard for somebody campaigning who is not in public office and somebody who is president of the united states is very different. >> it's very different. look, you get the benefits. one thing that people forget is when you have a foreign crisis, when you have foreign issues, the president has an enormous benefit against his challenger because
you know, when saddam went into kuwait and the united states was able to round up all those friends, a lot of that had to do with the personal relationships that george bush senior had established over time, and people give you the benefit of the doubt when there's skepticism. look at the distrust that exists between netanyahu and president obama on that very issue alone. we could have a conflict with iran that sort of comes through just the two people not having a very good personal...
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the united states is the third largest producer of oil in the world today. and oil production has jumped 14% in the last three years alone largely due to advances in technology. high dral i can frac touring or fracking can now extract gas in shale rock. but even with those advances, america, the world's biggest consumer of crude oil, still needs more than it produces. 29% of america's imported oil comes from right next door. 29 from canada, 19 from mexico and venezuela. only 14% actually come from saudi arabia. both obama and romney agree expanding oel prugs is crucial. >> first, finding and producing more oil at home, second, reducing our overall dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. >> reporter: president obama wants to curb consumption. in august his administration proposed fuel economy standards for cars that would average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. and he favors alternative forms of energy to replace oil. at the same time, he has opened up new areas of drilling if the gulf of mexico and says he'll do the same in th
the united states is the third largest producer of oil in the world today. and oil production has jumped 14% in the last three years alone largely due to advances in technology. high dral i can frac touring or fracking can now extract gas in shale rock. but even with those advances, america, the world's biggest consumer of crude oil, still needs more than it produces. 29% of america's imported oil comes from right next door. 29 from canada, 19 from mexico and venezuela. only 14% actually come...
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. >> reporter: the question is whether the united states underestimated the threat from hostile groups here. one security libyan official told me he met with officials three days before the attack took place. he says he warned them not for the first time that security in benghazi was deteriorating. he said, "we told the americans the situation was frightening. it scares us." the ambassador, too, seems to be aware of the general threat from islamist militants, but no one anticipated the terrible violence that would take his life and the life of three other americans on tuesday night. arwa damon, cnn, benghazi, libya. >>> we have also seen several days of mass protests and demonstrations in egypt, but egyptian security forces there have cracked down arresting more than 140,000 protesters. let's bring in ian lee. half the protests there let up in the capital? >> well, randi, it seems to be over now. earlier this morning the police with the heavy, heavy presence pushed the protesters away from the u.s. embassy, forcing them to tahrir square and from there they pushed them out of the square
. >> reporter: the question is whether the united states underestimated the threat from hostile groups here. one security libyan official told me he met with officials three days before the attack took place. he says he warned them not for the first time that security in benghazi was deteriorating. he said, "we told the americans the situation was frightening. it scares us." the ambassador, too, seems to be aware of the general threat from islamist militants, but no one...
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the second largest economy in the united states. clearly wants to know who is going to be the next in charge. aren't they worried and ready to say something definitive? >> well, that's an interesting question. and one of the things i've been looking into as well is how are other politicians in china reacting during this period, this ten-day period where xi jinping has been awol. and it seems that they're going about their business. experts are saying if there was some giant crisis within the communist party right now and xi jinping is out of commission, then you might have seen them react differently. not leave beijing, for instance. which many of them have done. and one of the interesting theorys is look, the communist party in china is playing by very old rules. it's being secretive. it's not divulging information. and maybe this is benign. maybe nothing that dramatic has happened to xi jinping. but their reaction is making it worse. it's archaic and not in keeping with the times with twitter and other social media websites. perha
the second largest economy in the united states. clearly wants to know who is going to be the next in charge. aren't they worried and ready to say something definitive? >> well, that's an interesting question. and one of the things i've been looking into as well is how are other politicians in china reacting during this period, this ten-day period where xi jinping has been awol. and it seems that they're going about their business. experts are saying if there was some giant crisis within...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben wedeman is back in cairo. it seems that this weekend there seems to be a cooling of heads to a certain degree in egypt. is that what you're seeing, ben? >> certainly among the leaders of the muslim brotherhood and in the administration of the egyptian president, there is an attempt to calm down the situation rhetorically. and certainly we've seen in messages conveyed by leaders of the muslim brotherhood and the egyptian president, they're trying to send a message of reassurance to washington. but at the same time they're kind of walking a tight rope between washington and the street he
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> violent protests across the muslim world this week, sparked by a low budget movie by a mystery film maker. the u.s. embassies found themselves under attack by outraged mobs and in some cases forces fired on mobs with deadly consequences and all of it caused a dramatic shift in the presidential campaign as foreign policy suddenly took center stage. ben...
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states, about people within the united states, already present within the united states. >> that's correct. and those reports have been prevalent since the late 1990s, also reports in the late 90s, and i suspect there are reports of people today in the united states. were there actionable intelligence? and this is frustrating go intelligence. it's imprecise. nobody but anybody ever said that we have information that there is going to be hijackings of airplanes used to fly into buildings on september of 2011 or any other time. president clinton had a pbd saying that they would hijack aircraft in the united states. but mr. eickenwald only faults george bush, but the 9/11 commission faulted president bush, president clinton, cia, department of justice. a much more complex report than mr. eickenwald said, and never had the heart of what mr. ike enwald said, where there were other pdbs that this could have been stopped. >> in my 9/11 commission report, it said numerous actions were done overseas, far less domestically. and domestic agencies reported they didn't know what to do, according to the
states, about people within the united states, already present within the united states. >> that's correct. and those reports have been prevalent since the late 1990s, also reports in the late 90s, and i suspect there are reports of people today in the united states. were there actionable intelligence? and this is frustrating go intelligence. it's imprecise. nobody but anybody ever said that we have information that there is going to be hijackings of airplanes used to fly into buildings...
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they're associating this film with the united states. but if you do talk to egyptians around the square who will tell you they're against what they're seeing, they say this is not what they want for egypt, they want stability and this does not bring stability. the people we're seeing in the square right now are unemployed youth that really have no jobs, nothing else to do, so that's why they're gathering in the square and attacking the police. >> ian lee, thank you so much. we want to go to libya now. sources tracking militant islamic groups in the eastern part of the country they say the attack that killed chris stevens and three other americans was most likely carried out by a pro-al qaeda group. here's the latest from tripoli. >> reporter: as it becomes more apparent that the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was a preplanned coordinated attack carried out by islamist radical groups, militants operating in the eastern part of the country, the big question is what will the libyan government do next. we heard strong words of cond
they're associating this film with the united states. but if you do talk to egyptians around the square who will tell you they're against what they're seeing, they say this is not what they want for egypt, they want stability and this does not bring stability. the people we're seeing in the square right now are unemployed youth that really have no jobs, nothing else to do, so that's why they're gathering in the square and attacking the police. >> ian lee, thank you so much. we want to go...
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states, about people within the united states, already present within the united states. >> that's correct. and those reports have been prevalent since the late 1990s, there are also reports in the late 1990s about people in the united states, and i suspect that there are reports of people today in the united states. the issue is was there actionable intelligence? and this is frustrating go about intelligence. it's imprecise. nobody but anybody ever said that we have information that there is going to be hijackings of airplanes used to fly into buildings on september of 2011 or any other timeframe. none of that was the case. we have vague generalized reporting just as president clinton had a pbd, he had a pbd in 1998 saying that they would hijack aircraft in the united states. but mr. eickenwald only faults george bush. the 9/11 commission faulted president clinton, the cia and the department of justice. it was a much more context report than anything mr. eickenwald said in his reporting, and they never had the heart of what mr. eickenwald said, where there were other pdbs that this could
states, about people within the united states, already present within the united states. >> that's correct. and those reports have been prevalent since the late 1990s, there are also reports in the late 1990s about people in the united states, and i suspect that there are reports of people today in the united states. the issue is was there actionable intelligence? and this is frustrating go about intelligence. it's imprecise. nobody but anybody ever said that we have information that...
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states, about people within the -- already present in the united states. >> and those reports had been prevalent since the late 1990s. i suspect today there are reports about people active in the united states. the issue is, was there actionable intelligence. this is what is so frustrating about intelligence. it was true then and will always be true. intelligence is always inprecise. nobody ever said that we have information that there's going to be a hijackings of airplanes used to fly into buildings in september of 2011 or any other time frame. none of that was the case. we have vague, generalized reporting, just as president clinton had the same. he only faults george bush on the 9/11 commission, actually faulted george bush, president clinton, the cia, the fbi, the department of justice. it was a much more context report. if anything, he's said in his reporting, and they never had the heart of what he says, which is other pdbs gave credence to the fact that this was an attack that could have been stopped. >> in my reading 06 the 9/11 report, it says numerous actions were taken over
states, about people within the -- already present in the united states. >> and those reports had been prevalent since the late 1990s. i suspect today there are reports about people active in the united states. the issue is, was there actionable intelligence. this is what is so frustrating about intelligence. it was true then and will always be true. intelligence is always inprecise. nobody ever said that we have information that there's going to be a hijackings of airplanes used to fly...
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an oppressive government, but against the united states. tunisia is one of at least a dozen countries where the anger at the u.s. is flaring up today. protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in tunis, replacing the stars and stripes with a black banner. all over a movie criticizing the prophet muhammad that the u.s. government has condemned. that's not stopped demonstrators from attacking u.s. assets from morocco to india, including afghanistan, where the video cannot be seen since the government has blocked youtube. moments ago, live right here on cnn, we saw the home going ceremony for the four men who lost their lives at that libyan consulate on tuesday night when protesters stormed the consulate. the president of the united states spoke. the secretary of state as well. and among those who were at that ceremony was the vice president, joe biden, and the secretary of defense, leon panetta, as well as the u.n. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice and colin powell and his wife at that ceremony as well. a moving ceremony, took place right here on
an oppressive government, but against the united states. tunisia is one of at least a dozen countries where the anger at the u.s. is flaring up today. protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in tunis, replacing the stars and stripes with a black banner. all over a movie criticizing the prophet muhammad that the u.s. government has condemned. that's not stopped demonstrators from attacking u.s. assets from morocco to india, including afghanistan, where the video cannot be seen since the government...
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protesters outside the united states embassy. it's, as you can see, it's a very, very tense situation. the violence in libya and in egypt and the president's response quickly becoming a big campaign issue in the race for the white house. with us now the former new york city mayor and one-time republican presidential candidate, rudy giuliani, who's supporting mitt romney. mr. mayor, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you for having me, wolf. >> let's talk a little bit about the political fallout from this awful situation in egypt and in libya. first of all, listen to what mitt romney said today. >> a terrible course for america to stand in apology for our values, that instead when our grounds are being attacked and being breached, that the first response to the united states must be outrage at the breach of the sovereignty of our nation. an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> president obama later responded to that in an interview with cbs news. listen to what he said. >> there's a broader lesson to be
protesters outside the united states embassy. it's, as you can see, it's a very, very tense situation. the violence in libya and in egypt and the president's response quickly becoming a big campaign issue in the race for the white house. with us now the former new york city mayor and one-time republican presidential candidate, rudy giuliani, who's supporting mitt romney. mr. mayor, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you for having me, wolf. >> let's talk a little bit about the...
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that's how we've made our laws in the united states. we protect them -- we protect the intermediaries in order to encourage free speech and then we give them broad discretion to take it down. so certainly they could have made a decision that this video violated their own terms of service. they looked at the video and they made a decision that it did not violate their terms of service. >> but isn't it more than just a legal question. mine isn't there an ethicalopoly dpags in some ways to remove the video? >> well, there's an ethical question about what your terms of service are and whether you're enforcing it. our law sort of has two sides. we give them broad discretion and they exercise that discretion. at the time they were looking at the video, it certainly did not violate u.s. law or their own ethical standards. they left it up for the world. they took it down in indonesia and india under their guidelines because they got specific legal requests to do so. they did not get those requests in egypt. they did not get that request in liby
that's how we've made our laws in the united states. we protect them -- we protect the intermediaries in order to encourage free speech and then we give them broad discretion to take it down. so certainly they could have made a decision that this video violated their own terms of service. they looked at the video and they made a decision that it did not violate their terms of service. >> but isn't it more than just a legal question. mine isn't there an ethicalopoly dpags in some ways to...
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god bless you and god bless the united states of america! >> a very fired up president barack obama there in urbandale, iowa, returning to iowa, he said where it first began more than four years ago. this is his seventh visit to iowa this year alone in his third in as many weeks important state, and his view to clinch the precedence toe return to the white house. he took that time to be critical of the rnc convention taking place in tampa and critical of the idea that the republican nominee in the president's words, spoke more about criticizing the president than he did in presenting any new ideas and so instead, this president took this opportunity while there in urbandale to clarify some of the information that the rnc conveyed about his record. he talked about cutting taxes and he's cut taxes for the typical family. he continues to make a promise of not raising taxes for the first $250,000 of income. he wants to improve education. he touted many of his successes including getting troops out of the iraq war while criticizing his opponent f
god bless you and god bless the united states of america! >> a very fired up president barack obama there in urbandale, iowa, returning to iowa, he said where it first began more than four years ago. this is his seventh visit to iowa this year alone in his third in as many weeks important state, and his view to clinch the precedence toe return to the white house. he took that time to be critical of the rnc convention taking place in tampa and critical of the idea that the republican...
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if the united states pulls out, the crazies only get stronger. the clash of civilizations exist, and it is within islam between those who want to burn american embassies and those who want to partner with us in building modern societies. we have a stake in who wins that struggle. let's get started. >>> joining me now, the man who was national security adviser in 1979 when the u.s. embassy was taken over, zbigniew brzezinski. national security adviser. welcome, zbigniew. >> welcome. good to see you. >> do you worry about some dramatic event like in the late 1970s taking place across the world? >> not really. i think the situation today is much more complex than then. the time the muslim states in the area were relatively conservative, politically controlled, internally stable, with the exception of iran, which eventually disintegrated. but we didn't respond by plunging the region into the war and i think we have to thing of that very hard these days because the entire region is very volatile. tremendous emotions have been unleashed. and i think if
if the united states pulls out, the crazies only get stronger. the clash of civilizations exist, and it is within islam between those who want to burn american embassies and those who want to partner with us in building modern societies. we have a stake in who wins that struggle. let's get started. >>> joining me now, the man who was national security adviser in 1979 when the u.s. embassy was taken over, zbigniew brzezinski. national security adviser. welcome, zbigniew. >>...
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bush in 2000, al gore, the vice president of the united states, was seen as a great debate, george w. bush not so much. but then al gore, you know, had some fumbles and in terms of the sighing he did and a lot of people were paying attention to that. and bush all of a sudden looked a whole lot better. these debates can be significant for relatively trivial things like that, if, for example, and you remember when the first president bush, george h.w. bush, you know, at one of the presidential debates started looking at his watch and it looked like he was ready to move on. let's get out of here, already. that hurt him, i think, in his re-election bid against bill clinton back in 1992. it is part of the game. it is what goes on. but i think these debates are going to be really, really important for that, 6%, 7%, 8% who are legitimately undecided or switchable, haven't completely made up their minds. they're going to be watching the three presidential debates, the one vice presidential debate in october. and they'll make up their minds. i think all the people who are voting now early, the
bush in 2000, al gore, the vice president of the united states, was seen as a great debate, george w. bush not so much. but then al gore, you know, had some fumbles and in terms of the sighing he did and a lot of people were paying attention to that. and bush all of a sudden looked a whole lot better. these debates can be significant for relatively trivial things like that, if, for example, and you remember when the first president bush, george h.w. bush, you know, at one of the presidential...
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what the united states is now doing? >> you mentioned it briefly, erin. right now, we've learned two navy warships are heading to the coast of libya. both of those are equipped with tomahawk cruise missiles. those are satellite guided and can be programmed to strike a specific target. now, when one got the order, it was just a couple of miles away. the other was a few day's sail. but we know that the u.s. had been conducted drone flights over libya for months. today, we learned that surveillance will be much more focused on trying to find the insurgent cell responsible for this attack. so, between the drone surv surveillance and these two ships, when they get there, that gives the administration some options. >> what's the response on the ground in libya to that, to the fact united states is sending in warships? marines? >> we have not heard a reaction yet from the government here. they have been busy electing a new prime minister amid this chaos and what seems to be a real disaster for the new libya, but i have spoken with ordinary libyans to get their r
what the united states is now doing? >> you mentioned it briefly, erin. right now, we've learned two navy warships are heading to the coast of libya. both of those are equipped with tomahawk cruise missiles. those are satellite guided and can be programmed to strike a specific target. now, when one got the order, it was just a couple of miles away. the other was a few day's sail. but we know that the u.s. had been conducted drone flights over libya for months. today, we learned that...
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they have a people that like the united states of america. in afghanistan we are having americans killed by "insiders." >> the troops that we're training. >> yeah. >> forces we are training in uniform. they just inflicked the greatest damage back on kandahar since the tet offensive. they blew up irreplaceable aircraft, and it's because the president has consistently overruled the recommendations of his military advisors. the chickens are coming home to roost, and the president won't even talk about it. >> let me ask you two quick questions. one of them i just want to say cnn did not put out the ambassador's diary. we did a report off of it. i want to make that clear to our viewers. >> by the way, i don't have a problem with that. the reason why the administration objected so vigorously because what was in what cnn reported. since when are we not going to publish materials that probably would compromise to our enemies. >> let me ask you, peter king has called for ambassador rice to resign. do you agree? >> i they she's the messenger. i mean, f
they have a people that like the united states of america. in afghanistan we are having americans killed by "insiders." >> the troops that we're training. >> yeah. >> forces we are training in uniform. they just inflicked the greatest damage back on kandahar since the tet offensive. they blew up irreplaceable aircraft, and it's because the president has consistently overruled the recommendations of his military advisors. the chickens are coming home to roost, and the...
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protesters rising up in at least nine middle eastern countries today their target the united states. this is cairo tonight. you're looking at pictures here as you can see flames, molotov cocktails, hundreds of angry protesters amassed outside of the american embassy. security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to hold them out. even canada out of caution closed their embassy in cairo. a photo cairo, it's a chalk drawing on the ground of a jewish star of david with the words, i'll translate, remember your black day september 11th within in arabic. and it is beyond cairo tonight. anti-u.s. demonstrators clashed in front of u.s. embassies, in israel, sudan, iraq, iran and among muslims in kashmir. there's a call in iran for nationwide rallies tomorrow. it appears to be a backlash at least in part from a low budget anti-islamic film which was made in the united states, first posted on youtube in july and recently publicized in the middle east. here's what we're also learning tonight. federal officials say the filmmaker's name is nakoul nakoula basseley nakoula. that name is very im
protesters rising up in at least nine middle eastern countries today their target the united states. this is cairo tonight. you're looking at pictures here as you can see flames, molotov cocktails, hundreds of angry protesters amassed outside of the american embassy. security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to hold them out. even canada out of caution closed their embassy in cairo. a photo cairo, it's a chalk drawing on the ground of a jewish star of david with the words, i'll...
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jobs are coming back into the united states. we're seeing an increase in manufacturing jobs at a rate even greater than the last republican president's administration. let me tell you what i think the bottom line here. the bottom line here is people understand mitt romney. they understand his values. they understand what he is offering is to go back to the same economic policies that created the recession. why are his income tax returns still important? well, he doesn't meet his father's standard. his father sed seth a standard in terms of disclosure. he hasn't met that standard, and there is something in those income tax returns he doesn't want america to see, so he selectively has been disclose aing few things here and there. he is still the first presidential candidate in history with a swiss bank account. pardon me? >> there's nothing that suggests that there's something illegal that has gone on. i grant you, we haven't seen all of them for the past 20 years, but are you not, in effect, blaming the player when what you ought
jobs are coming back into the united states. we're seeing an increase in manufacturing jobs at a rate even greater than the last republican president's administration. let me tell you what i think the bottom line here. the bottom line here is people understand mitt romney. they understand his values. they understand what he is offering is to go back to the same economic policies that created the recession. why are his income tax returns still important? well, he doesn't meet his father's...
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the united states is in the right. it is entirely inappropriate under any circumstances to use violence as a response to freedom of speech. the way you counter bad speech is with good speech. let them make a great movie about prophet muhammad. that's the way you do it. not by burning and killing people. >> we talked about the amount of money in u.s. aid given to that country. the president is going to congress and he's going to ask congress to forgive about a billion dollars in debt that egypt owes washington. do you think the anti-american protesters are even aware of that? >> i think they're very ill informed. i think they know very little but i think the government of egypt knows this and i hope we're having serious conversations with the president of egypt to make sure to them unless their attitude is much more cooperative, and much more responsible, it will be very difficult to forgive any of egypt's debt and going forward a very different relationship. egypt is going to have to come to terms with its own internal
the united states is in the right. it is entirely inappropriate under any circumstances to use violence as a response to freedom of speech. the way you counter bad speech is with good speech. let them make a great movie about prophet muhammad. that's the way you do it. not by burning and killing people. >> we talked about the amount of money in u.s. aid given to that country. the president is going to congress and he's going to ask congress to forgive about a billion dollars in debt that...
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i think he's the best person to be president of the united states. so anybody who reads that into it just hasn't watched what i've been doing for the last year. which has been working as hard as any outsider for mitt romney and his election. i'm proud to have done it. >> governor, thank you for talking to me. coming up, a man many thought could have been president himself, jeb bush, why he believes the romney/paul ticket is right for the country. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpec
i think he's the best person to be president of the united states. so anybody who reads that into it just hasn't watched what i've been doing for the last year. which has been working as hard as any outsider for mitt romney and his election. i'm proud to have done it. >> governor, thank you for talking to me. coming up, a man many thought could have been president himself, jeb bush, why he believes the romney/paul ticket is right for the country. if you are one of the millions of men who...
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their anger aimed in part at the united states. you see those pictures. those people are climbing the walls for four days around the american embassy many tahrir square. you have protesters with rocks and bottles. you see the pictures there as they are lobbing them. we are going to get to ben weiderman as soon as we can who can give us a liveup on that situation there. outrage over an anti-muslim movie made by and produced here in united states. it is now spreading to turkey. ida watson is in istanbul. >> a small group of demonstrators have gathered here in istanbul to chant damn america, no to islamiyah phobia and to condemn the anti-islamic film "the innocence of muslim." but the protest here says an awful lot about how this film has failed to capture the tension of turks that are perhaps 500 or at most 1,000 demonstrators in a city of more than 12 million. turkey's top muslim clerics have come out denouncing violence against u.s. diplomatic missions, as has turkey's prime minister who in a speech on friday went one step further. he said that freedom of
their anger aimed in part at the united states. you see those pictures. those people are climbing the walls for four days around the american embassy many tahrir square. you have protesters with rocks and bottles. you see the pictures there as they are lobbing them. we are going to get to ben weiderman as soon as we can who can give us a liveup on that situation there. outrage over an anti-muslim movie made by and produced here in united states. it is now spreading to turkey. ida watson is in...
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>> "outfront" now protests spreading around the world all directed at the united states and we're learning more about the film and filmmaker at the center of the outrage. plus some progress in finding those responsible for the death of the american ambassador to libya, let's go "outfront". >>> good evening i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight turmoil spreading. protesters rising up in at least nine middle eastern countries today their target the united states. this is cairo tonight. you're looking at pictures here as you can see flames, molotov cocktails, hundreds of angry protesters amassed outside of the american embassy. security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to hold them out. even canada out of caution closed their embassy in cairo. a photo cairo, it's a chalk drawing on the ground of a jewish star of david with the words, i'll translate, remember your black day september 11th within in arabic. and it is beyond cairo tonight. anti-u.s. demonstrators clashed in front of u.s. embassies, in israel, sudan, iraq, iran and among muslims in kashmir. there's a call in iran for natio
>> "outfront" now protests spreading around the world all directed at the united states and we're learning more about the film and filmmaker at the center of the outrage. plus some progress in finding those responsible for the death of the american ambassador to libya, let's go "outfront". >>> good evening i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight turmoil spreading. protesters rising up in at least nine middle eastern countries today their target the...
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nobody came to watch this movie when it was put in a theater in the united states. nobody. why can't the muslim world treat it the same way? >> william, thank you very much. very interesting article and we appreciate you joining us. >> thank you. >> all right. >>> so if the prophet muhammad, if it's off limits, if so, why? this is america. a muslim, a christian, and a jew walk into our studio for an honest conversation that is no joke. ♪ well, he's not very handsome ♪ to look at [ sighs ] ♪ oh, he's shaggy ♪ and he eats like a hog [ male announcer ] the volkswagen jetta. available with advanced keyless technology. control everything from your pocket, purse, or wherever. that's the power of german engineering. ♪ that dirty, old egg-suckin' dog ♪ how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with
nobody came to watch this movie when it was put in a theater in the united states. nobody. why can't the muslim world treat it the same way? >> william, thank you very much. very interesting article and we appreciate you joining us. >> thank you. >> all right. >>> so if the prophet muhammad, if it's off limits, if so, why? this is america. a muslim, a christian, and a jew walk into our studio for an honest conversation that is no joke. ♪ well, he's not very handsome...
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is egypt an ally of the united states? >> well, they certainly have been and given the amount of money and the military and military training and the special economic relationship we share with egypt, it certainly would suggest that they are an ally. we've got some agreements with respect to the overall relationship with israel. where egypt playing a significant role and if they're not willing to continue that, that would suggest we're entering a new era, and one in which the united states really needs to reconsider the amount of money we're pumping into that country. >> so, you think if it becomes more transactional, this discussion about foreign aid. military aid and forp aid about $3 billion a year to egypt. that should be on the table? >> of course it should on the table. any of the aid money, whether it's military or non military, needs to be based upon certain milestones and accomplishments we're able to make within the bilateral relationship. >> hogan diddley served for rick santorum's presidential campaign. nationa
is egypt an ally of the united states? >> well, they certainly have been and given the amount of money and the military and military training and the special economic relationship we share with egypt, it certainly would suggest that they are an ally. we've got some agreements with respect to the overall relationship with israel. where egypt playing a significant role and if they're not willing to continue that, that would suggest we're entering a new era, and one in which the united...
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no clear when he will be returned to the united states. the washington native had many defender who's argued forb his release. his case drew the attention of the members of congress and human rights groups. chicago teachers in the fourth day of their strike, but both school and union officials say there is progress in contract talks. and union delegates who have the power to end the strike are set to meet tomorrow afternoon. >>> ben bernanke announced today that the federal reserve is moving to jump start the sluggish economy. expanding the policy known as quantitative easing. beginning tomorrow, it will buy billions of dollars of additional bonds in hopes of keeping long-term interest rates and mortgage rates low with a goal of boosting spending and hiring. wall street loved the fed's move. the dow jumped 206 points, closing at its highest level in nearly five years. the nasdaq rose substantially as well. >>> new polling shows that the presidential race may be shifting in key battleground states including ohio and florida. which campaign
no clear when he will be returned to the united states. the washington native had many defender who's argued forb his release. his case drew the attention of the members of congress and human rights groups. chicago teachers in the fourth day of their strike, but both school and union officials say there is progress in contract talks. and union delegates who have the power to end the strike are set to meet tomorrow afternoon. >>> ben bernanke announced today that the federal reserve is...
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i think he's the best person to be president of the united states. so anybody who reads that into it just hasn't watched what i've been doing for the last year. which has been working as hard as any outsider for mitt romney and his election. i'm proud to have done it. >> governor, thank you for talking to me. coming up, a man many thought could have been president himself, jeb bush, why he believes the romney/paul ticket is right for the country. . okay, team! after age 40, we can start losing muscle -- 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from getting soft. [ major nutrition ] ensure. nutrition in charge! wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up
i think he's the best person to be president of the united states. so anybody who reads that into it just hasn't watched what i've been doing for the last year. which has been working as hard as any outsider for mitt romney and his election. i'm proud to have done it. >> governor, thank you for talking to me. coming up, a man many thought could have been president himself, jeb bush, why he believes the romney/paul ticket is right for the country. . okay, team! after age 40, we can start...
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and a new warning that puts the united states between a rock and a hard place. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnet. "outfront tonight," we're told that an official has been killed in benghazi. this after a day of violence at the diplomatic post. armed men set the american consulate on fire after a protest against an american-produced movie they say insultses the prophet muhammad. this hours after egyptian protesters scaled the walls at the embassy in cairo ander to tore down the american flag. cnn's jomanakurachi joins me on the phone. and i want to start with jomana. what is the latest you heard from on the ground in benghazi? >> reporter: well, we're hearing very little from the u.s. embassy, but according to eyewitnesss, there is reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes. as a militant group tried to store the u.s. embassy. they succeeded and did storm the u.s. embassy. according to eyewitnesss, libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with this armed group. a radical militant group based in eastern lib
and a new warning that puts the united states between a rock and a hard place. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnet. "outfront tonight," we're told that an official has been killed in benghazi. this after a day of violence at the diplomatic post. armed men set the american consulate on fire after a protest against an american-produced movie they say insultses the prophet muhammad. this hours after egyptian protesters scaled the walls at...
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a state department official tells cnn the united states has been notified by the libyan government that an american consulate official was killed in benghazi today. the state department doesn't have independent confirmation of the death, but it is the result of a day of violence against americans in the middle east. protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo and burned american flags, this in response to a video produced by an american mocking the prophet muhammad. we're joined now on the phone. we have new video we'll be showing you here as we ask you -- i know you've been in touch with people on the ground. we're looking at new video here in benghazi. what can you tell us happened? >> reporter: well, there are reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes at the consulate. i spoke to eye witnesses on the scene who described the situation there. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group, a radical militant group based in eastern libya. libyan troops were deployed to the scene. roads to the consulate were blocked. rocke
a state department official tells cnn the united states has been notified by the libyan government that an american consulate official was killed in benghazi today. the state department doesn't have independent confirmation of the death, but it is the result of a day of violence against americans in the middle east. protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo and burned american flags, this in response to a video produced by an american mocking the prophet muhammad. we're joined...
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. >> no reaction yet regarding the reaction by the united states. but, anderson, earlier today, we heard from senior government officials, the former prime minister, now of libya, and the speaker of parliament, holding a press conference, strong condemnation, of the attack vowing to bring the speaker to justice, saying this attack c n coincided with september 11th, believing there was a link there, hence it was carried out by islamic extremist groups that operate in eastern libya, and saying that libya will not allow the revenge attacks against the west, and at the same time, saying they will need the help of the international community in confronting these groups, people here, anderson, really shocked by what happened. many libyans are really saddened by this attack, and hope that the perpetrators are brought to justice. >> the state departme, we saw a very grave secretary of state clinton done demming the attacks. cnn has confirmed it was a planned attack. the attack in benghazi, libya. what more are we learning about the attacks and the measures
. >> no reaction yet regarding the reaction by the united states. but, anderson, earlier today, we heard from senior government officials, the former prime minister, now of libya, and the speaker of parliament, holding a press conference, strong condemnation, of the attack vowing to bring the speaker to justice, saying this attack c n coincided with september 11th, believing there was a link there, hence it was carried out by islamic extremist groups that operate in eastern libya, and...
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states, accusing the united states of fostering terrorism worldwide, of being in an alliance with israel against egypt. this is very much sort of the standard rhetoric of the muslim brotherhood when you get down to, you know, their rank and file. this is the normal rhetoric that they speak of among themselves. but certainly what we've seen in the last 24 to 48 hours is an attempt by the leadership, for instance, we saw that letter published in the "new york times" from the number two in the muslim brotherhood saying that he's against the violation of diplomatic sanctity, that he expressed condolences of the death of the u.s. ambassador in libya. but when you talk to ordinary member of the muslim brotherhood, it's a completely different message. >> another one of our courageous journalists. ben, please be careful yourself. >> now to that final journey home for the four americans killed in libya. joining suss robin wright, a joint fellow at the u.s. institute of peace and woodrow wilson center. she was a close personal friend of ambassador stevens. robin, such a sad day for all of us, espe
states, accusing the united states of fostering terrorism worldwide, of being in an alliance with israel against egypt. this is very much sort of the standard rhetoric of the muslim brotherhood when you get down to, you know, their rank and file. this is the normal rhetoric that they speak of among themselves. but certainly what we've seen in the last 24 to 48 hours is an attempt by the leadership, for instance, we saw that letter published in the "new york times" from the number two...
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united states. only 14% came from outside of the united states. this is both legal and illegal immigrants. look at now. 63% born in the united states, 37% again, that's legal and illegal immigrants coming from outside the united states. here's an interesting figure. you hear a lot of complaints in the border states of course but if you go back through recent years, illegal immigration relatively static in terms of the numbers. according to the department of homeland security, 10.5 million came into the united states in 2005. in 2010 it was 11.6. 2011, 11.5. so still a high number, many would say that's way too high, but a relatively flat line, if you will, on the illegal immigration problem and again, if you go to some border states, they would call it a crisis. >> attitudes towards immigrants are changing as well, right? >> they are changing a bit. let's take a look at the numbers. let me turn off the telestrator and get this out of the way. we'll move to a battleground state. we will pull this num
united states. only 14% came from outside of the united states. this is both legal and illegal immigrants. look at now. 63% born in the united states, 37% again, that's legal and illegal immigrants coming from outside the united states. here's an interesting figure. you hear a lot of complaints in the border states of course but if you go back through recent years, illegal immigration relatively static in terms of the numbers. according to the department of homeland security, 10.5 million came...
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be honest. >> i think that what the president of the united states in his own mind may believe is that the way to get america going is the way to dependency and it is a way -- look, people on welfare and i worked with this issue, and people on welfare made rational economic decisions not to work, because the government programs were so generous, that it cost them money to work. these are things that while he may not say, well, i want -- well, does he really believe i don't want people to work? no. but his policies lead to rational decisions which lead to dependency. >> and that is quite an admission you just made, because if you don't believe that is what he really believes, you should be more honest about it. >> no, i think that he believes that the government should do more. i don't believe there is any question that the government should do more and that you cannot trust the private sector and he goes out to uniformly condemns profit, and condemns the private sector, and -- >> are the are so many accurate things that you could go after president obama after, and why not things that
be honest. >> i think that what the president of the united states in his own mind may believe is that the way to get america going is the way to dependency and it is a way -- look, people on welfare and i worked with this issue, and people on welfare made rational economic decisions not to work, because the government programs were so generous, that it cost them money to work. these are things that while he may not say, well, i want -- well, does he really believe i don't want people to...
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i think he's the best person to be president of the united states. so anybody who reads that into it just hasn't watched what i've been doing for the last year. which has been working as hard as any outsider for mitt romney and his election. i'm proud to have done it. >> governor, thank you for talking to me. coming up, a man many thought could have been president himself, jeb bush, why he believes the romney/paul ticket is right for the country. >>> jeb bush has a unique place . >>> jeb bush has a unique place here at the convention. he also has some advice for mitt romney. nobody probably on god's earth has a better idea of what mitt romney should do to win this election. you've been governor twice. you won two terms in florida. which going to be one of the key battlegrounds. your brother and your father were both president. he a guy who can relate to the ordinary american in the street? >> there's two factors to this. one is that he's been reluctant to share what's in his heart and who he is. the guy's have the bark scraped off him by an opponent.
i think he's the best person to be president of the united states. so anybody who reads that into it just hasn't watched what i've been doing for the last year. which has been working as hard as any outsider for mitt romney and his election. i'm proud to have done it. >> governor, thank you for talking to me. coming up, a man many thought could have been president himself, jeb bush, why he believes the romney/paul ticket is right for the country. >>> jeb bush has a unique place ....
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as president of the united states i don't bluff. i think both the iranian and the israeli governments recognize that when the united states says it is unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon, we mean what we say. do you disagree with that? that implicit in that is that he will stop them before they have a nuclear weapon, which means they'll draw red lines. i think it's important to communicate it. i wouldn't bet -- i wouldn't bet the security of the world and my own country's future from a country that threatens our annihilation and murders civilians en masse in syria and brutalizes its own people. i wouldn't bet the future on intelligence for simple reasons. american intelligence and israeli intelligence that cooperate together. had wonderful success about saving lives and alerting the people, and also, you know, you just marked 9/11. that wasn't seen. none of us, neither israel or the united states, saw iran building this massive nuclear bunker under a mountain for two years they proceeded without our knowledge, so i think
as president of the united states i don't bluff. i think both the iranian and the israeli governments recognize that when the united states says it is unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon, we mean what we say. do you disagree with that? that implicit in that is that he will stop them before they have a nuclear weapon, which means they'll draw red lines. i think it's important to communicate it. i wouldn't bet -- i wouldn't bet the security of the world and my own country's future from...
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states, and he's not going to meet with the president of the united states. what's going on here? >> well, i think that -- look, prime minister netanyahu can reach the president any time he wants. and my guess is, there are just scheduling difficulties and i wouldn't be surprised if they work something out. >> i wouldn't be surprised either. but it does sort of reenforce this notion, some of israel's supporters have doubts about the president of the united states' commitment to support for israel. you heard what mitt romney said not that long ago in his acceptance speech in tampa. listen to this one line that he said. >> president obama has thrown allies like israel under the bus. >> thrown allies like israel under the bus. so what do you say to romney on the heels of what happened with the jerusalem platform dispute, now this inability to come together for netanyahu and the president to meet what mitt romney is saying, go aled as a strong supporter of israel, what do you say? >> here's what i say. the two biggest threats to israel, are one, a nuclear iran, a
states, and he's not going to meet with the president of the united states. what's going on here? >> well, i think that -- look, prime minister netanyahu can reach the president any time he wants. and my guess is, there are just scheduling difficulties and i wouldn't be surprised if they work something out. >> i wouldn't be surprised either. but it does sort of reenforce this notion, some of israel's supporters have doubts about the president of the united states' commitment to...
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today, the state department said, egypt is an ally, a major non-nato ally of the united states. who is right, the president or the state department? >> the president, i know, feels that egypt is a partner. he talked, in fact, to president mosri today. egypt needs to be abiding by their treaty with israel and respecting that treaty. i am sure the president talked about the parameters that egypt needs to show to move towards democracy and reflect human rights, to better protect our embassy and cairo and come through with a local police force and troops that will protect our people there. >> as far as i know -- >> he is having talks with leaders all over the world as commander in chief to try to make sure our people are protected overseas. >> as far as the state department is concerned, egypt still has that major non-nato ally status, this new government as well. at least the state department. you are a former ambassador. you know the specific designation. israel has that status, australia. i don't know about india. >> as a former ambassador and congressman. i know congress is goin
today, the state department said, egypt is an ally, a major non-nato ally of the united states. who is right, the president or the state department? >> the president, i know, feels that egypt is a partner. he talked, in fact, to president mosri today. egypt needs to be abiding by their treaty with israel and respecting that treaty. i am sure the president talked about the parameters that egypt needs to show to move towards democracy and reflect human rights, to better protect our embassy...
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the united states decided not to even walk out. they didn't even walk in. they issued a statement. maybe we can read that statement if we have it. yes. coming from the spokesperson the spokeswoman for the moan mission to the united nations. over the past couple of days we've seen mr. ahmadinejad once again use his trip to the u.n. not to address the legitimate aspirations of the iranian people, but to, instead, spout paranoid theories and repulsive slurs against israel." now, they were there, a couple references, but not as much as you might expect about israel. they talked about zionism and the uncivilized zionist threats. that is what i heard. perhaps there were a couple more. it wasn't really, you know, let's attack israel at all. >> we're talking about ejust a minute's new president morsi. we know he has already visit d iran, and all eyes are going to be on him in terms of whether or not he really can control and rule his own country. what do we expect to learn from his address? >> well, you're right. i mean, in a sense he is kind of aligning a little bit many terms of iran too
the united states decided not to even walk out. they didn't even walk in. they issued a statement. maybe we can read that statement if we have it. yes. coming from the spokesperson the spokeswoman for the moan mission to the united nations. over the past couple of days we've seen mr. ahmadinejad once again use his trip to the u.n. not to address the legitimate aspirations of the iranian people, but to, instead, spout paranoid theories and repulsive slurs against israel." now, they were...